International
Baccalaureate Program
Atlee High School
Wendy Edelman, IB Coordinator
Rachel Wheeler, IB Counselor
What is the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP)?
“Education for a better world.”
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rigorous, two-year liberal-arts program
• exams
in six different subject areas
• aimed at developing global citizens and life-long learners
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balanced, inquiry-based curriculum
• depth,
challenge, and international perspective
The IB Core makes IB a Program
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Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS)
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Theory of Knowledge
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Extended Essay
CAS Experiences
Why should students enroll
in the IB Program?
the most rigorous course of studies offered by HCPS
• study skills and time management learned in high
school
• develops well-rounded students
• IB course-work is a desirable factor in the college
admissions process
• potential for college credit based on exam scores
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Who can enroll in the IB Program?
PB and IB courses are open to all students provided
course prerequisites have been met
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• 9 and 10 graders can enroll in Pre-Baccalaureate
(PB) courses
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• 11 and 12 graders enroll in IB courses
• Rising 9th graders need to complete interest form
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IB Diploma vs. IB Course students
• Full IB
• Six IB courses over junior and senior years
–Three or four HL (Higher Level—2 year) courses
–Two or three SL (Standard Level—1 year) courses
• One SL will be 2 year course
• complete CAS, EE, TOK
• Course student
• one or more IB courses during junior and/or senior years
The PB (Pre-Baccalaureate) Years
9th Grade
10th Grade
PB English 9
PB English 10
PB World History II
PB Government
PB Biology
PB Chemistry
Geometry or PB Algebra II
PB Algebra II or PB Pre-Calculus
World Language (level 3 or higher)
World Language (level 4 or higher)
PE
Driver’s Ed/PE
2 Electives
2 Electives
Typical Schedule of IB Diploma Candidate
11th Grade
12th Grade
IB English HLA
IB English HLB
IB World Language SLA
IB World Language SLB
IB History of the Americas HLA
IB History of the Americas HLB
IB Biology or Chemistry SL/HLA or IB
Physics SL
IB Biology or Chemistry SL/HLB or IB
Physics SL
PB Pre-Calculus or AP Calculus AB
IB Mathematics SL or HLB
IB Elective: IB Visual Art SL/HLA, IB Music IB Elective: IB Visual Art SL/HLB, IB
SL, IB Psychology SL, IB Economics SL or
Music SL, IB Psychology SL, IB Economics
IB Film SL
SL or IB Film SL
Theory of Knowledge I
Theory of Knowledge II
Elective
Elective
What makes IB Special?
Students are encouraged to:
• ask challenging questions
• work hard
• learn how to learn
• develop a strong sense of their own identity and culture
• develop the ability to communicate with and understand
people from other countries and cultures
• become independent, self-motivated learners
IB Learner Profile
IB Learners strive to be:
Inquirers
• Knowledgeable
• Thinkers
• Communicators
• Principled
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Open-minded
• Caring
• Risk-takers
• Balanced
• Reflective
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IB programmes promote the education of the whole person, emphasizing
intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth through all domains of
knowledge. www.ibo.org
What do colleges say about IB?
“We know the quality of IB courses, and we think the IB curriculum
is terrific.”
-Christoph Guttentag, Director of Admissions, Duke University
“The rigor of the IB Diploma requirements meets our
recommendation for the strongest high school preparation
possible…in sum, the IB Diploma candidate who has met the
challenge successfully receives strong consideration from the
William & Mary admission committee.”
-Allison Jesse, former Associate Dean of Admissions, William and Mary
What do Ivy League colleges
say about IB?
“IB is well known to us as excellent preparation. Success in an IB
programme correlates well with success at Harvard. We are
pleased to see the credential of the IB Diploma Programme on the
transcript.”
-Marlyn McGrath Lewis, Assistant Dean of Admissions, Harvard University
“The IB is a first-rate programme, one we are familiar with, and it
prepares students well for a university like ours.”
-Fred Hargadon, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Princeton University
IB Students Are Admitted to Universities
at Higher Rates than the General Population
IB Students Are Admitted to Universities
at Higher Rates than the General Population
Comments from IB Students
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“The IB program gives students the opportunity to really think
outside the box.”
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“You learn time management and you master the skills needed to
write good papers.”
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“IB fosters commitment and character.”
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“It provides a close knit group of students.”
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“Before starting the IB program I knew I wasn’t as smart as my
peers, but IB has helped me to grow as an individual. I think more
critically and individually have a greater respect for all different
cultures.”
IB Diploma students from
HCPS are currently attending…